5 YEAR OLD GIRL IS KILLED BY HER STEPMOTHER AFTER GETTING HER CLOTHES STAINED.

Babatunji Wusu –

The Bauchi State Police Command has detained a housewife named Khadija Adamu, age 18, for fatally beating a five-year-old daughter for smearing excrement on her dress.

When providing a report on the arrests of suspects in various crimes in his office on Tuesday, Commissioner of Police Auwal Musa Muhammad made this statement.

He claimed that on September 28, 2023, at approximately 9:25 p.m., Abdulaziz Adamu, 38, of the Kandahar neighborhood in Bauchi, reported to the A’ Divisional Police Headquarters that on the same day, at approximately 4:00 p.m., Khadija Adamu, 18, of the same address, beat up her 5-year-old stepdaughter named “Hafsat Garba,” causing serious injuries to her body.

A team of detectives led by DPO sprang into action after receiving the report, hurried to the spot, and took the victim to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) in Bauchi, where a doctor verified her death.

According to the preliminary inquiry, the victim was beaten up by the suspect because of an alleged pass-stood, which damaged her clothing and caused varying degrees of injury to her body.

“Without much resistance, the suspect admitted to the alleged offense against her during questioning. The suspect will be charged in court for the recognized offense after the investigation is complete, the CP stated.